Blue Collar Muse @ January 19, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Update: At 7:28 CST, FoxNews also reports on Hunter’s withdrawal from the race.
AC Kleinheider reports that CNN is reporting that Duncan Hunter, one of the GOP candidates for President has announced he is withdrawing from the race. He follows Sam Brownback, the first casualty of primary season and leaves John McCain, Mike Huckabee, […]
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Blue Collar Muse @ December 20, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A little over a month ago, I launched The Tennessee ConserVOLiance. It’s an alliance style blog for Tennessee’s Right of Center bloggers and other New Media activists. We’re up to 15 members with 17 sites and are excited about the growth!
Our newest member is Fabian Story from Knoxville who is more than just […]
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Blue Collar Muse @ October 17, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Earlier this year, when the Dukies were finally cleared of the charges against them, one journalist took a particularly interesting road when describing the media’s meltdown in coverage on the story. James Taranto penned a quick recap in his ‘Best of the Web’ for July 18th, 2007:
Rachel Smolkin of the American Journalism Review, […]
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Blue Collar Muse @ September 24, 2007 # 8 Comments
The Democrat’s #2 candidate for the Presidency, Barack Hussein Obama, announced he was tired of the old tax system.
As reported in The Chicago Tribune, Obama announced plans to overhaul the US tax code and system at a speech to the Tax Policy Center. The Tribune labels his efforts as “continu[ing] a populist economic approach”, […]
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Blue Collar Muse @ September 17, 2007 # 10 Comments
UPDATE: As the anonymous commenter rather snarkily points out, I learned after posting that the program for non-citizens seeking citizenship via military service applies only to legal immigrants and, possibly, those making requests from another country but not yet present in the US (I’m still looking into that). Thus I was correct that we […]
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Blue Collar Muse @ September 11, 2007 # 4 Comments
Today was both mundane and yet exquisitely otherworldly.
I spent a great deal of time with talk radio as I worked, listening to the 9/11 programming. Most stirring were the accounts of people’s recollections of where they were when they heard the news.
I was only 7 when Jack Kennedy was cut down in Dallas so […]
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Blue Collar Muse @ September 7, 2007 # One Comment
This morning on WWTN’s The Michael DelGiorno Show, Gerard Donovan, a local businessman, announced he was challenging Jim Cooper for the 5th District’s seat in the US House of Representatives.
Applauding Cooper’s public service, Donovan nevertheless observed Cooper was a professional politician, out of touch with the everyday working families in Middle Tennessee. Pointing […]
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Blue Collar Muse @ August 31, 2007 # One Comment
I like Michael DelGiorno’s radio show. I listen regularly and call in occasionally. I’ve appreciated him opening his mic and phone lines to Nashvillians to explore the issues and get to know the candidates in Nashville’s mayoral election. I’ve found him to be forthright and evenhanded while maintaining his personal values and […]
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Blue Collar Muse @ July 23, 2007 # 7 Comments
Listening to the radio while working this afternoon I heard a quick stat in passing that referenced the Volunteer State. I jotted it down and fired up the computer when I got home for a little research. For the record, Tennessee has the highest rate of bankruptcy in the nation and Shelby County […]
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Blue Collar Muse @ June 5, 2007 # 2 Comments
A post I wrote recently got some interesting circulation around the ‘Net. As a result, I’ve found a number of great sites to visit and read. Two of the best are from the same guy. John Hawkins runs both Right Wing News and The Conservative Grapevine. Check them both out and […]
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